Russian Lieutenant General Killed By Islamic State Shelling Near Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Lieutenant-General Valery Asapov (pictured) has been killed by an ISIS mortar strike in Syria (Daily Mail)

RT: Russian lieutenant-general killed in ISIS shelling near Deir ez-Zor, Syria - MoD

Lieutenant-General Valery Asapov, of the Russian armed forces, has been killed after coming under shelling from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants near Deir ez-Zor, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced.

In its statement, the ministry said that Asapov was at a command outpost manned by Syrian troops, assisting commanders in the liberation of the city of Deir ez-Zor.

Asapov has been described as one of the senior Russian military advisers in Syria.

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